The allometry of burrow geometry

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 265, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-403

  White, Craig R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Burrows; Geometry

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY MASS; BURROWING; BURROWING ORGANISM; GEOMETRY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; CHORDATA; INSECTA; MALACOSTRACA; MAMMALIA; OSTEICHTHYES; REPTILIA;

EID: 17144420888     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006473     Document Type: Article

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